BPDA Board of Directors - 2026-01-15

Approved amendment to construction contract with South Coast Improvement Company for loading dock repairs at 12 Channel Street in Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park, increasing contract by $350,000 plus 15% contingency for total amendment of $402,500, bringing total contract to $4,769,974.10.

Approved amendment to engineering contract with Gale Associates for design services at 12 Channel Street, increasing contract by $137,100 plus 15% contingency for total amendment of $157,665, bringing total contract to $558,865.

Approved $50,000 grant to Suffolk University to support local economic development through technical assistance for small business owners preparing for FIFA, Tall Ships, and 250th anniversary events.

Authorized RFP for CDL Class B licensure training contractor to support Boston Climate Jobs Alliance, estimated at $685,000 over 2.25 years funded by NOAA Climate Ready Workforce Grant.

Authorized RFP for bridge program training services including case management to support Boston Climate Jobs Alliance, estimated at $493,000 over 2.25 years funded by NOAA grant.

Authorized RFP for training program to prepare at least 38 students for registered union apprenticeships in building trades, estimated at $350,000 over two years funded by NOAA Climate Ready Workforce Grant.

Approved 10-year lease extension with IINE for 13,676 square feet on 3rd floor of China Trade Center at 2 Boylston Street, with two 5-year renewal options, at $33 per square foot plus $25 per square foot tenant improvement allowance.

Approved one-year license renewal with Delaware North for two electronic signs on north facade of TD Garden at 100 Legends Way, with automatic renewals for up to eight years total at $5,000 per sign per year.

Extended final designation for Wendell Developers Inc. for 12 urban renewal parcels on Hollworthy and Hollander Streets in Roxbury through April 30, 2026, for 23 residential units including 16 affordable homeownership units at 80-100% AMI.

Extended tentative designation for Tenants Development Corporation for Parcel 22A at 151 Lenox Street in South End for six months until July 31, 2026, for proposed 38-unit 100% affordable senior rental housing.

Awarded three-year contract to Casablanca Services Inc. for citywide site maintenance services at BPDA-owned properties, not to exceed $527,400 for initial term plus contingency.

Awarded three-year contract to Uncle Sam's Contractors LLC for cleaning and maintenance of China Trade Center at 2 Boylston Street and Liberty Tree Plaza, not to exceed $645,858.

Approved NPC for 200 residential rental units (increased from 152), 29 IDP units including 8 artist live-work units, 66 parking spaces (reduced from 76), and 3,504 square feet of commercial space in Allston. Developer: Ex Cordia Capital.

Approved small project review for 7-story, 96-room hotel with 4 parking spaces in Allston. First net zero carbon compliant hotel under revised Article 37.

Approved small project for adaptive reuse of historic Spanish Colonial Revival home and construction of 5-story addition with 26 homeownership units including 4 IDP units (2 at 80% AMI, 2 at 100% AMI), 9 parking spaces, 27 bicycle spaces in Brighton.

Approved NPC to add 2 rental units to Ground Floor, increasing total from 24 to 26 units, rearranging commercial space, and eliminating parking in Brighton.

Approved large project at 434 Jamaica Way in Jamaica Plain for 66 memory care units (one-to-one replacement) and 41 income-restricted senior rental units in 6-story building. Developer: Rogerson Communities. Architect: Malachyffer Architects.

Approved large project for 5-story mixed-use building with 52 rental units (11 IDP units at 20%), 3,700 square feet retail, 35 parking spaces, 56 bicycle spaces in Mattapan. Developer: Akmal Muwet.

Approved NPC to convert 9 homeownership units to rental, making all 63 units income-restricted rental housing. Developer: Madison Park Development Corporation.

Approved NPC to convert 55-unit project from 9 IDP units to all 55 units as income-restricted affordable rental housing in West Roxbury.

Approved third amended and restated development plan for PDA 50 and large project for 15-story, 438-room hotel at 391 D Street in South Boston, approximately 160,000 gross square feet, 145 feet tall. Also increases key count at existing Aloft and Element hotels from 510 to 530 rooms. Developer: DGH Hotel Partners JV LLC.

Approved disbursement of $275,000 from 1350 Boylston Street project community benefits fund to 15 community organizations in Fenway.